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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Auqakuh Vallis
Clean Name Auqakuh Vallis
Feature ID 471
Target Mars
Feature Type Vallis, valles

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 32.59 °
Southmost Latitude 27.32 °
Eastmost Longitude 62.00 °
Westmost Longitude 60.00 °
Diameter 312.00 km
Center Latitude 30.11 °
Center Longitude 60.10 °
Northmost Latitude 32.59 °
Southmost Latitude 27.32 °
Eastmost Longitude 298.00 °
Westmost Longitude 300.00 °
Diameter 312.00 km
Center Latitude 30.11 °
Center Longitude 299.90 °
Northmost Latitude 32.50 °
Southmost Latitude 27.36 °
Eastmost Longitude 61.90 °
Westmost Longitude 59.86 °
Diameter 347.00 km
Center Latitude 30.25 °
Center Longitude 60.41 °
Northmost Latitude 32.50 °
Southmost Latitude 27.36 °
Eastmost Longitude 298.10 °
Westmost Longitude 300.14 °
Diameter 347.00 km
Center Latitude 30.25 °
Center Longitude 299.59 °
Quad mc06 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1973
Continent South and Central America
Ethnicity Inca
Origin Word for 'Mars' in Quechua (Inca).
Reference [62] - List of names for Mars in various languages provided by Carl Sagan.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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